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Rock Paper Shotgun is currently blocked in Syria, as of .
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Blocked in Syria. Community testing in April 2026 confirmed that the site returns an "Error 403 Unavailable" page from its cache server on Syrian connections, the same infrastructure as its sibling outlets. A community volunteer made first contact in August 2026, petitioning the parent company and Gamer Network to remove the country level geofence and noting that the UK publisher is bound by the updated OFSI framework. No response yet.
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A community volunteer sent a detailed compliance petition to Ziff Davis at legal@ziffdavis.com, dpo@ziffdavis.com and privacy@ziffdavis.com, copying Gamer Network at contact@eurogamer.net, and named rockpapershotgun.com among the properties blocked for Syria. The email documented that requests from ...
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Community testing confirmed that Rock Paper Shotgun is blocked in Syria. Accessing rockpapershotgun.com from a Syrian IP returns an «Error 403 Unavailable» page served by a Varnish cache server with internal error code 54113.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No, Rock Paper Shotgun is currently blocked in Syria. Users in Syria cannot access this service. We are tracking the situation and advocating for change.
Many international services blocked access to Syria due to previous sanctions and compliance policies. Even as sanctions are being reviewed, some companies have not yet restored access. Unblock Syria tracks these services and advocates for change.
You can help by voting on this page to show demand, sharing it on social media, and contacting Rock Paper Shotgun directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.